Temporary suspension of school Complaining of stress and anxiety to child consultation institutions One after another March 13 15:48

It is two weeks shortly after schools around the country have been called for temporary closures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The consultation agencies for children are frequently consulting about stress and anxiety, such as "I can't meet friends" and "I have nowhere to go." Experts say, "Adults understand the stress of children who are forced to endure. It should be. "

It has been two weeks since the country called for schools around the country to take temporary closure due to the spread of the new coronavirus.

Except for some areas where more than 98% of elementary and junior high schools across the country have closed schools and have decided to reopen, there is no indication of reopening.

NPO "Child Line", which is receiving consultations over the phone and chat from children nationwide, receives a series of consultations on the new coronavirus and school closures.

Specifically, school is suddenly closed, I miss my friends, I miss my class, I can't take classes, and my learning opportunities have decreased. It means that there are many consultations that complain of stress and anxiety that there is no.

Some of them were mentally unstable, such as one-sided anxiety about the new coronavirus.

`` During times of instability, such as graduation and career progression, the fear of invisible viruses and the emotions of adults who can not afford are sensitive, '' said Hiroe Takahashi, Managing Director of Child Line Support Center. While children are living close to everyday life, some children do not understand why they are closed alone. You need to understand. "